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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the initial setting in Chapter 1 of Donna Leon's DEATH AND JUDGMENT?
(a) Home.
(b) Beach.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Winery.

2. The wrecked vehicle is returned to what location?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Budapest.
(c) Bucharest.
(d) Hamburg.

3. What is the occupation of the main character's wife?
(a) Police.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Nurse.

4. What is the Italian term used as the title for attorney?
(a) Counsellora.
(b) Barrister.
(c) Avvacato.
(d) Avacado.

5. What was the character's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. People initially thought the women were:

2. What is the first name of the main character's wife?

3. The police have a plan to investigate the murder. What is the first step in executing the plan?

4. Who becomes angry at the news of the undercover work?

5. To whom did some of the items belong?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the truck and the victims after the scene is cleared by the police?

2. Who is the next victim in the story? Where is the body found? Prominent accountant Rino Favero, the second victim, is found dead in his garage.

3. Who initially attempts to help the accident victims? Why might this action be unusual? What happened next?

4. What is Brunetti's first hypothesis regarding the possible connection between the two victims?

5. What does Brunetti find in Favero's possession? Why does the finding puzzle Brunetti?

6. What news does Chiara give to her father? How is the work being done?

7. What did a bystander have to say about the presence of the women at the scene? What made the bystanders change their minds about the women?

8. Who discovers Trevisan's body? What is the character's initial reaction? What does the character do?

9. What is another connection between Trevisan and Favero?

10. Who is the next person to be visited by Brunetti?

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